Fishing Trip Wreck Fatal To Area Man
MER ROUGE Special Charles W. Howard, 44, of Mer Rouge, was killed in an auto accident Monday night while returning from a fishing trip. Two Black passengers were injured, one severely. John Downs, 45, of Mer Rouge, was hospitalized at Morehouse General Hospital with multiple fractures and other injuries. Downs Jr., 17, suffered lesser injuries. The car left State Route 133 and overturned into a ditch five and a half miles south of town. Funeral arrangements are pending under Gay's Funeral Home of Bastrop. Survivors include his widow, Vivian.
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Nine vie for Ouachita Parish School Board seats Ward 5
Nine candidates seek the two open seats in Ward 5 with others competing in Ward 1 and Ward 3. Incumbents Drennan and Palmer face challengers as filing closes for the July 28 primary, with a runoff plan set if no majority is achieved.
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Ouachita Parish
Drennan
Gregg
Warren E
Tom) Palmer
Marie Evelyn Ramsey
Fred McVay
Zeagler
Henry Hammonds
Charles Pizarro
Georgia GOP gubernatorial hopeful dies in crash
A. Edward Smith Georgia’s first Republican candidate for governor since Reconstruction was killed when his station wagon hit a truck head on near Woodbury. His wife was injured, and Paul Boggs the truck driver was unharmed. Smith, 60, was returning home from Atlanta after a meeting with Republican leaders that included Governor Nelson Rockefeller.
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Montgomery
Ala
Paul Boggs
Columbus
Atlanta
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Spelman College
Marvin Griffin
Carl E. ‘Sanders
Augusta
Hoke O’kelley
Grace Wilkey Thomas
Cecil L. Langham
Ouachita Deputies Adopt New Summer Uniforms
The Ouachita Parish sheriff department today began wearing new summer uniforms olive green skirts and white shirts. The outfits were ordered weeks ago and arrived recently.
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Lancaster auditor bill pushes legislative control
Lancaster supervisor of public funds J B Lancaster endorses Rep Ford Stinsons bill to create a legislative auditor and abolish the current office The measure would place the office under the Legislature requiring a two thirds vote for changes and would leave the auditor reporting to lawmakers as Lancaster plans retirement after this term
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Handy Guide To Crime Outlined In Chesterfield Parish
In Chesterfield England the Archdeacon outlined a dozen parenting rules to curb crime by cautioning indulgent parents. He warned against spoiling children from infancy and urged spiritual training, personal responsibility, and avoiding excuses that excuse wrongdoing.
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Hyannis arraigns two from segregation group on pistol charge
In Barnstable district court two Black defendants, a man and a woman, arraigned on charges of illegally possessing a pistol. Separate dispatches report a former FBI informant alleging the Communist party in Cleveland funds activities through birthday parties and Archbishop Makarios arriving in Washington for a state visit with President Kennedy. A Navy landing craft sinks in Boston harbor with seven crew rescued. A right wing deputy in Paris declares ex General Jouhaud will be executed by firing squad following his treason appeal denial.
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Venezuela revolt death toll rises amid abortive coup
Puerto Cabello authorities report 204 bodies recovered from the failed weekend revolt against President Romulo Betancourt. They warn the final toll could reach 400 as News Parley sets a Kennedy news conference for 4 p.m. EDT Thursday, announced by Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
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Stock Market Rallies in Heavy Trading Amid Mixed Views
The Dow rose 2.78 to 596.46 at noon after an early drop while the AP index fell 0.90 to 218.3 and the S&P 500 gained 0.24 to 57.51. Trading volume reached 2.31 million shares in two hours with IBM up 14 to 374 and Litton up 6.25 to 92 amid a session of notable gains and a Treasury tax talk influence. The weather forecast stays largely unchanged with partly cloudy skies, humidity, and highs near 88.
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Carpenter Is Greeted At White House
Washington AP Malcolm Scott Carpenter described himself as the man who happened to be the passenger on America s second orbital flight and received hearty presidential congratulations from President Kennedy. The Carpenters and Walter Williams met with Kennedy and staff in a crowded White House waiting room then traveled by motorcade to National Airport for a New York honor ceremony. Mrs Williams and their children joined Carpenter on the trip and the family later planned to fly to New York for civic honors. The event echoed prior honors for John Glenn Jr and Robert Gilruth after the first U.S. orbital flight. The Carpenters recalled how calm their children were amid the media crowd and cameras surrounding the White House.
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Local Man Loses Damage Suit in Natchez Case
Federal Judge Harold Cox ruled Monroe, Louisiana man Alvin H. White failed to prove negligence by Natchez doctor Dr. G M Little who amputated his right leg or motel owner William Eidt over trash on a parking lot. White sought 325000 from each. He fell while using crutches at the Natchez motel last year.
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G. M. Little
William Eidt
White
Little
Eidt
You Know The Mandrill Colorful Baboons Fact
The mandrill is the most hideous and brilliantly colored baboon. Its cheeks are intense blue while the face center and nose are scarlet. Its fur is light olive above and silvery gray beneath with a small pointed yellow beard.
Kennedy and AMA Clash Over Social Security Policy
President Kennedy challenged the American Medical Association to set the record straight on its stance toward Social Security. He cited 1939 1949 and 1953 AMA criticisms, signaling renewed dispute as the White House defends financing medical care for the aged via Social Security. Dr. Leonard W. Larson and AMA spokesman Dr. Edward R. Annis weighed in, continuing the public back and forth.
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Tragic discovery in auto trunk rocks Waterloo
The bruised semi nude body of Joanne Hille gas 14 was found today in the trunk of an automobile in Waterloo Maryland. A 29 year old man died from a bullet wound in the front seat. The driver Charles Reppert Jr. died in hospital. The girl and her brother Tommy 15 were reportedly abducted by Reppert near Allentown Pa Monday night and taken to Robbsville Pa. Autopsy indicated severe beating and possible rape.
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Joanne May Hillegas
Charles Alfred Reppert Jr
Allentown
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Tommy
Reppert
Robbsville
William Boger
Gustave H. Faubert
Anne Arundel County
Today’s Chuckle Theory A Hunch With a College Education
A light column riffs on the idea that a college education sharpens instincts and judgment. The piece playfully contrasts raw street wisdom with academic training, suggesting learning broadens perspective and decision making.
Prison Farm Now Used for Crops as Jail Extension Goes Up
Ouachita Parish proceeds with a $200000 jail extension while the prison farm operates, growing vegetables for the parish jail and Green Oaks Detention Home. Police Jury President M W Montgomery notes prisoners work the fields, with crops including corn beans watermelons cucumbers and greens. Jury bids for tractors and plow tools are to be opened next Wednesday, as officers seek election amid a split vote.
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Ouachita Parish
M. W. Montgomery
Green Oaks
Montgomery
L. B. Pettit
Leslie Hamm
May
Dismissal For Incompetence One Provision
Baton Rouge Louisiana. A bill to change teacher tenure law was adopted by the Senate education committee. Sen Cecil Blair sponsored the measure defining incompetency and creating a regional professional committee to study cases before school board action. Excludes New Orleans retirement system. Districts other than Orleans could be affected.
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Senate Education Committee
Cecil Blair
Alexandria
L. L. Fulmer
LSU
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Louisiana School Boards Association
Louisiana
New Orleans
Fulmer
Blair
Newhouse Buys Times-Picayune and States-Item
Samuel I. Newhouse acquires New Orleans daily papers for over 37 million dollars purchasing most shares of Times-Picayune Publishing Co. He plans to buy remaining shares for about 42 million. The sale draws Nazi protest at the Times-Picayune building.
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Samuel I. Newhouse
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Times-Picayune
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Ore
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Ala
Times - Picayune
Carefree Summer Ad Promotes Home Item Selling
A vintage Want Ad urges readers to cash in by selling unused home goods. It lists items like a chrome dinette set a four piece bedroom suite and an innerspring mattress with a contact number FA 5 3340. The message invites readers to list items and dial the Want Ad number while noting low seven day rates and cancellation privileges.
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